ABSTRACT
Corporate democracy uses a range of sophisticated social controls to enforce a system of inequality and minimize the extent of political conflict. The politics of the corporatist state have disenfranchised the majority of citizens and taken away their rightful role to partake in major decisions which affect the country's future. The culture of managerialism, increasing intolerance to criticism and their close ties with large corporations has compromised their academic freedom and contribution to public debate. Political corruption is a form of organized crime against the public. Corruption in Western Australia involved secret financial deals between senior politicians and bankrupt billionaires and corporate crooks. Taxation is the main mechanism to legitimize inequality and transfer wealth to the top 20 percent of Australian families. Equally considerable is the business welfare industry which transfers large amounts of wealth from the public purse to private individuals and companies.
